Head Chef

Brooklyn, NY

Liberation Cuisine will be vending food at a weekly outdoor market located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Liberation Cuisine is hiring a Head Chef to run the kitchen and lead food preparation for the market. Ideal candidate will be committed to ​our mission​ and want to grow with the company.

Position: ​Head Chef
Schedule: ​Fridays 4:30pm-12:30am and optional hours on Saturdays 8am-8pm (April - October)
Pay: ​commensurate with experience
Start Date:​ April 3, 2020 (accepting applications until position is filled)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Kitchen Manager

  • lead a professional, safe, and high-caliber kitchen

  • ensure food prep follows Department of Health codes and regulations

    *must have a food handler’s license or be registered to take exam*

  • track inventory and order ingredients

  • keep recipe cards up to date

  • train new kitchen team members (with manager)

  • maintain record of team hours and attendance

  • oversee kitchen team and facilitate teamwork

  • maintain equipment and communicate when repairs or replacement needed

  • communicate needs of the kitchen team to manager

  • possibility to lead kitchen for additional catering events

• Culinary Director

  • maintain high quality food product

  • ensure dishes are created as designed

  • create menu adjustments according to sales data and in alignment with
    mission

  • work with manager to transition business into a cooperative brick and mortar

  • further develop menu for growth of business

• Vending ​(optional)

  • lead the kitchen team during Saturday vending service

  • approve all dishes before they reach customer

To apply send resume or work experience ​and​ 2 references (name, email and phone) to ​chefgabrielaalvarez@gmail.com​.

Liberation Cuisine ​is a food business that brings health conscious Caribbean food to the NYC area. Our commitments include sustainability, food as medicine, traditional cookery, and equity. We offer catering, personal chef services, and cooking classes.

Liberation Cuisine welcomes people of all races, genders, sexual orientations and backgrounds. All team members are expected to be respectful and accepting of their peers.